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# Stephen Donnelly

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# Teachers
ASTI says vaccine meeting with public health experts and minister was 'unsatisfactory'
The decision to overhaul the vaccine plan has sparked anger from teachers who expected to be vaccinated sooner.
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Apr 2nd 2021, 2:14 PM
# Coronavirus
26 states added to mandatory hotel quarantine list, including Serbia and Moldova
People arriving from these countries from 6 April will need to pre-book hotel quarantine.
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Apr 1st 2021, 9:02 PM
# Children's shoes
'We got 300 calls today': High demand for children's shoes after they're reclassified as essential
One store has booked in 240 appointments already.
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Apr 1st 2021, 6:22 PM
# expert group report
Rapid testing 'could be deployed in all schools by September 2021'
Antigen testing is not yet recommended as a requirement to enter restaurants or other leisure activities.
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Apr 1st 2021, 4:42 PM
# Leaders' Questions
Fewer than a million vaccine doses will be delivered in April, but will be caught up on in May and June, says Tánaiste
A delivery of 112,000 vaccines were delivered last night, said Varadkar.
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Apr 1st 2021, 2:35 PM
# tensions
Kelly accuses Donnelly of 'incompetence' during heated row in Dáil over Covid vaccine roll-out
Donnelly told the Dáil he is “reluctant” to give specific estimates on vaccine deliveries.
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Apr 1st 2021, 11:02 AM
# Covid-19
Health minister signs approval for Janssen vaccine as 272 patients in hospital with Covid-19
The number of hospitalisations is at its lowest point since Christmas Day.
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Apr 1st 2021, 8:55 AM
# community testing
Seven new walk-in Covid test centres are being set up this week
Three of the centres are opening tomorrow.
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Mar 31st 2021, 6:10 PM
# general public
Portal to book vaccine appointment due to go live in April
The biggest factor in mortality and severe illness from Covid-19 is age, said the Taoiseach.
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Mar 31st 2021, 2:32 PM
# warning
Covid cases could hit 2,000 a day in four weeks, NPHET told government ahead of reopening announcement
“Unfortunately, the significant ‘headroom’ that was available last summer when case counts were very low isn’t available now.”
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Mar 31st 2021, 1:28 PM
# Vaccines
Health Minister says Beacon Hospital will continue vaccinations despite private school controversy
Leftover vaccines were given to staff from St Gerard’s Catholic school in Bray this week.
The Dublin hospital gave "leftover vaccines" to 20 teachers and staff from St Gerard's Catholic school in Bray.
HSE CEO Paul Reid said the incident is "extremely annoying" and "extremely frustrating for the public".
What vaccine deliveries can Ireland and the EU expect from April onwards?
Number of people hospitalised with Covid-19 currently stands at 310
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# rté investigates
Taoiseach requests review into Health Department's gathering of dossiers on children with autism
Labour leader Alan Kelly the Taoiseach’s “belated” call for a policy review will not answer the ‘why’ of the issue.
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Mar 26th 2021, 2:53 PM
# mandatory quarantine
Explainer: 26 bookings made so far today for mandatory hotel quarantine. Here's what you need to know
As of 7 March, 4,172 people have flown in from Category 2 high risk countries.
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Mar 23rd 2021, 7:41 PM
# pcr testing
Walk-in Covid testing to be introduced in areas with high virus rates
“We’re targeting the virus where we know it is,” the health minister said.
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Mar 23rd 2021, 6:23 PM
# Vaccines
HSE chief says confidence levels in AstraZeneca 'rocked' by supply issues
Earlier the health minister said that over a seven-day period last week, the company revised down deliveries “at the very last minute, three times”.
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Mar 11th 2021, 4:30 PM
# waiting list
Figures show more than 30,000 people waiting on HSE gynaecology outpatient appointments
30,180 people were waiting on outpatient appointments up to the end of January.
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Mar 4th 2021, 3:20 PM
# health minister
Stephen Donnelly: 'Large majority of 85s and over' will have received first Covid vaccine dose by Sunday
Stephen Donnelly is appearing before the Oireachtas Health Committee to answer questions from TDs.
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Mar 2nd 2021, 5:06 PM
# international travel
Donnelly meeting with Glynn to discuss whether more countries should be added to mandatory hotel quarantine list
There are currently 20 countries on the ‘category 2′ list.
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Feb 25th 2021, 1:12 PM
# ICU
Number of people with Covid-19 in hospitals drops below 600
Ten Covid-19 patients being treated in ICU died in the 24 hours up to 8am yesterday – the single highest daily number.
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Feb 25th 2021, 9:05 AM
# international travel
Mandatory quarantine proposals will be seen as harsh by some and insufficient by others, says minister
The new legislation is being debated in the Dáil this afternoon.
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Feb 24th 2021, 5:04 PM
# roll-out
Donnelly: Ireland could have enough doses to vaccinate 10.3 million people
The minister said this will be dependent on supply but this is based on what Ireland has secured.
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Feb 24th 2021, 4:55 PM
# Living With Covid
Michael McGrath: 'There's no going back, there can be no fourth lock down'
The government is set to publish its new Living with Covid plan after a Cabinet meeting today.
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Feb 23rd 2021, 2:16 PM
# ramp up
100,000 vaccines set to be administered this week as government expects big supply increase from April
The health minister has said capacity is being built up to vaccinate 250,000 people a week.
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Feb 22nd 2021, 11:32 AM
# Cabinet
Cabinet not expected to sign-off on mandatory hotel quarantine legislation until tomorrow
It is understood the Bill wasn’t “fully ready” for today’s Cabinet meeting this morning.
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Feb 16th 2021, 9:40 PM
# covid19
'Nothing was run by us before list was published': Some official vaccination centres claim deals haven't been finalised
The minister released a list of 37 locations for vaccination centres yesterday.
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Feb 16th 2021, 4:26 PM
# Stephen Donnelly
Health Minister warned of staff shortages by HSE in pre-Christmas message
Dr Lorraine Doherty wrote on 21 December that the Covid-19 situation was “deteriorating”.
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Feb 10th 2021, 6:15 AM
# Vaccines
Nearly 85,000 people have received their two Covid-19 vaccine doses, latest figures show
The Covid-19 vaccines available require a two-dose schedule.
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Feb 9th 2021, 7:21 PM
# Vaccinations
More than 230,000 vaccine doses administered in Ireland up to last Friday
The HSE has said that a further 29,000 vaccines will be administered this week.
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Feb 8th 2021, 10:00 PM
# period poverty
'Negotiations ongoing' on zero VAT rate for newer period products like menstrual cups
A report launched today found that extensive research is required to examine the impact of period poverty in Ireland.
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Feb 8th 2021, 3:19 PM
# AstraZeneca Vaccine
First 21,600 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrive into Ireland
The vaccine was authorized by the Minister for Health earlier this week
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Feb 6th 2021, 4:58 PM
# strong advice
Donnelly: 'Not legally possible' to tell people to quarantine in bedrooms, instead there's 'public health advice'
The Health Minister’s comments on television have been questioned by opposition politicians.
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Feb 3rd 2021, 12:18 PM
# Covid-19
Ireland to get first 35,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine next week
Stephen Donnelly said that 1.1 million doses of Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca vaccines are to be delivered by the end of March.
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Feb 2nd 2021, 11:20 AM
# Foreign Travel
Going to the airport to leave the State without a valid reason is now an offence
People in breach may be subject to a fine of €500.
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Feb 1st 2021, 12:19 PM
# student nurses
'I had to tell them their baby was dead': Student nurses to Stephen Donnelly in their own words
A number of nurses contacted the Health Minister following a Dáil debate over pay in December.
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Feb 1st 2021, 12:05 AM
# rolled out
Nearly 14,000 healthcare workers fully vaccinated as doses administered tops 160,000
Frontline healthcare workers have received 89,900 doses, including 76,100 first doses and 13,800 second doses.
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Jan 28th 2021, 2:46 PM
# rapid tests
Expert group reviewing if antigen tests can be used in schools and workplaces
The health minister said from this week, significant volumes of antigen tests are being deployed across healthcare settings.
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Jan 28th 2021, 12:34 PM
# vaccination plan
Donnelly confirms people aged 70 and over to begin receiving Covid vaccine from next month
The health minister said that delivery of the Astrazeneca vaccine in March will be “considerably lower” than what was expected.
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Jan 25th 2021, 6:38 PM
# Medicinal Cannabis
Provision for delivery and funding of Medicinal Cannabis Access Programme announced
Legislation underpinning the Medicinal Cannabis Access Programme was enacted in June 2019.
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Jan 21st 2021, 6:10 AM
# student nurses
'She doesn't get paid for that': Dáil told of student nurse whose patient's toe 'came off in his sock'
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has been accused of gaslighting student nurses.
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Jan 20th 2021, 11:56 AM
# looking ahead
Health Minister seeks early delivery of AstraZeneca vaccines
An early delivery would be sent to GPs and pharmacies to be ready for use when the vaccine approved.
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Jan 17th 2021, 5:57 PM
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